The New Kinship: Reconstructing Donor-Conceived Families Book

Preface ix

Introduction 1

Part I Explorations: The Meaning of Family and the Terrain of the Donor World 11

1 Peopling the Donor World 13

2 The Meaning of Family in a Changing World 31

Part II Creating Donor-Conceived Families and Communities 47

3 Creating Families 49

4 Creating Communities across Families 61

Part III The Law and Donor Families 89

5 The Laws of the Donor World: Parents and Children 91

6 Law, Adoption, and Family Secrets: Disclosure and Incest 107

Part IV To Regulate or Not? 123

7 Reasons to Regulate 125

8 Regulating for Connection 137

9 Regulating for Health and Safety: Setting Limits in the Gamete World 151

10 Why Not to Regulate 163

Conclusion: Challenging and Creating Kinship 181

Notes 185

Index 231

About the Author 242